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- From: ericwolf@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Eric Wolf)
- Subject: Re: IBM screws U again
- Message-ID: <BzB3HI.7uM@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
- Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
- References: <1992Dec14.194153.8726@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:10:30 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec14.194153.8726@ultb.isc.rit.edu> jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
- >The Radius XGA-2 card will RETAIL (not "List") for $499 because IBM wants
- >to bleed Radius for licensing fees. Thus, IBM screws over Radius, who
- >will lose a lot of sales (me, for one), the typical OS/2 customer who
- >wants a faster system, and themselves all at once.
- >
- >IBM is to be congratulated on yet another brilliant marketing scheme.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- >This is clearly a good example why Windows NT presents such a threat to
- >the upper level OS market. Microsoft might just care about it's customers
- >(unlike Big Blue) and take out the market right out from under them.
- >
- >Anybody know where I can get an NT beta???
- >
- >Jeff
-
- I definitely second this!
-
- Is this what the will do now for sure? Last time I heard, pricing was
- still up in the air. is this official now?
-
- - Eric
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